(A week and a half later!)
"Alright, let's stop here. We are about a half day away from the valley, and I don't want to risk hurting ourselves by getting too close to it." I commented.
"Alright, works for me. I just reached level 9 actually." Dj commented.
"Nice bud! I'll check Blue once we are about to head to bed. Do you want to make dinner tonight DJ?" I then asked him.
"Sure, what do you guys want?" He then asked.
"Something quick." Arialle commented.
"Yeah, that sounds good to me." I mentioned.
"Alright. I'll get to it then." He told us.
After that it didn't take Dj long to make dinner. It was just a salad that he made. I gave Orion and the others their share of meat that way they could get some sleep. I ate my salad slowly today, because I just kept looking at the sky.
"You ok Arthrall? You seem to be looking up at the sky a lot lately." Arialle commented.
"I am? I didn't notice. Don't really know why I am either." I commented.
"Maybe you should get some more sleep. Arialle and I can keep watch tonight if you want." Dj told me.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"Yes, get some sleep!" She exclaimed towards me.
"Alright, then goodnight you two. Before I go to bed though, I've got to check Blue's stats." I told them.
"Goodnight, and don't take too long alright!" Arialle commented towards me.
"Indeed, don't take too long and go straight to sleep." Dj told me.
I waved to them before heading towards the tent. Once inside and layed down I decided it was time to check his stats.
[Name -- Blue Falcon
Race -- Gyrfalcon
Level -- 9 (+9)
Experience -- 290/7,680
Health -- 70/70
Mana -- 50/50
Strength -- 7
Dexterity -- 20
Constitution -- 7
Intelligence -- 5
Wisdom -- 5
Skills -- 0]
'Hmm. . . I think he needs everything increased. . .'
[Name -- Blue Falcon (6 Year old Daughter named him!)
Race -- Gyrfalcon
Age -- 29 Days Old
Level -- 9 (+9)
Experience -- 290/7,680
Health -- 120/120 (+50)
Mana -- 75/75 (+25)
Dexterity -- 45 (+25)
Constitution -- 12 (+5)
Intelligence -- 10 (+5)
Wisdom -- 10 (+5)
Talent Points -- 0 (-45)
Skills -- 0]
'Alright, that works for me. He should feel quite a bit stronger tomorrow now.'
After that, I went directly asleep. This time I didn't go into the area that Zoe and Gondrax are at.
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"Alright, Orion and Blue fly over and let me know what you see. Arialle, remember what I told you last week. Don't get too close to them. They might still be able to sense you near them." I told them.
Arialle nodded, then disappeared. While Orion and Blue flew off towards the valley.
"What shall we do?" Dj then asked.
"We shall wait. I want to know what we are facing, and now that we have two companions that are able to fly, it will be a lot easier." I told him.
"Ok, in that case, can I get one of the repair kits? I want to make sure my gear is good to go." He then asked me.
"Sure, give me a sec to get it out." I told him. I took and looked inside of my inventory, but they weren't in there, so decided to look in the ring. After finding them inside the ring, I took one out and handed it over to Dj. While he was repairing his gear, I was patiently waiting for reports back from Orion and Blue.
{{Wow. . . There are a lot of lions out here. . .}} Orion commented.
{{Indeed there are. Just from flying around this short distance, I can already see around 20 lions so far, and we haven't even hit the halfway mark yet. . .}} Blue mentioned.
{Alright, just keep me informed. Also look for the Valley King, it should be there somewhere.}
{{Got it!}} The both said.
[Arialle: You were right, they can still sense me. Luckily they didn't come closer to me, but they started growling. I can't make it much further than the entrance since they have some lions patrolling there.]
"Dj, take a look at the chat." I commented to him.
[Arthrall: Alright, thanks for the heads up. How many are patrolling the entrance?]
[Arialle: There are currently four that I can see, but there might be more.]
[Dj: First off, this is cool! Second, can you tell what level they are?]
[Arialle: Give me a sec.]
"I hope they won't be too overpowered. . ." Dj commented.
"You just had to jinx us didn't you. . ." I said while shaking my head.
"What. . ." He said.
[Arialle: Fuck!]
[Arthrall: You ok?]
[Arialle: Yeah I'm fine, but their levels are over ours. . . From what I can tell, they're level 15 to 17. . .]
[Dj: . . . Fuck me. . . I'm sorry I opened my mouth Arthrall. . .]
[Arialle: You jinxed us didn't you. . .]
[Dj: . . .]
[Arthrall: He did. . . Alright, head on back. I'll think of something to take care of them.]
[Arialle: Ok, on my way.]
{{We found him. . . He also saw us. . .}} Blue mentioned.
{You guys far enough to where he can't get you?}
{{Yes, we are high enough.}} Orion commented.
{Alright, come on back to us. I've got some thinking to do.}
Arialle was the first one to make it back to us, so I decided to think of a way to handle lions. I thought of having Onyx and Dj both tank them for now, until we killed Onyx's target first. I mean it shouldn't be too hard, but my problem is the level 17 lion. It was honestly too high of a level to deal with, especially with the other lions there with it. By the time I was ready to talk to the group, Orion and Blue also made it back to us.
"Alright, so the level 17 lion will be an issue." I told them.
"I figured he would be, considering we are so much lower leveled then it is." Arialle commented.
"Indeed. . . I don't think I can tank it sadly. . ." Dj mentioned.
"I don't think so either. . . So my plan is for Onyx and you to tank a target each, while you guys taunt the third lion between the both of you. I will kite the level 17 around until they are all dead. I can run pretty quickly, so I should be able to either keep it at a safe distance, or be faster than it." I told them.
"Hmm. . . Alright. . . Let's try it, but the moment you can't keep the lion away from you, you need to let us know alright?" Arialle asked.
"Will do!" I told her.